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Two companies in Oregon were ordered to pay a fine by the state’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for possible asbestos violations at a home project in Portland, portlandtribune.com reported on December 17. According to reports, Classic Image Homes was ordered to settle a fine worth $9,529 for hiring subcontractor VIP Construction to extract asbestos […]

A study recently found that mesothelioma, the cancer developed from asbestos exposure, is caused by mutations in several cells, an article on Fox News reported December 4. University of Hawaii Cancer Center researchers determined that malignant mesothelioma is polyclonal in nature. The study’s lead author Michele Carbone stated that this is likely why mesothelioma often […]

An employee of Kilgore College claimed that staff and students have been exposed to asbestos on the campus for several years, the Longview News-Journal reported on November 19. College Facilities Director Dalton Smith reportedly was ordered to conceal asbestos-laden building materials on various areas of campus. Smith, who was a college staff member at Kilgore for 12 years, said […]